Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.

This week, Mark and Hector are joined by an elite fast-bowling coach and consultant.

This man has coached a wide array of teams - from working with a number of counties, to Head Coaching the Bangladesh A side, to being the bowling coach in the final of an under-19 World Cup - he is one of the most respected bowling coaches out there.

Having played professionally for Gloucestershire before entering the coaching world, he has now returned to freelance and has set up his own academy - where he not only coaches, but also offers consultancy to leaders outside of cricket.

Stuart Barnes joins the show to chat through his incredible career, discuss the science behind Neuro Linguistic Programming, and offer his advice to anyone looking to get into the coaching industry.

Also on the episode, Church and Vickers conclude their fantastic segment - “Whose cricket book is this?” - and Churchy delivers a sermon about the start of the domestic season and what it means for the Parish.

A huge thank you to Stuart Barnes for joining us on this week's show for such an insightful chat - we hope his first season back in freelance goes brilliantly.

Another big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket, who are offering up a beautiful Mjolnir bat for this month's competition giveaway... Reimagined. Refined. Built for the modern player.

You can check out the premium equipment that Newbery has to offer here: https://newbery.co.uk/

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